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poop

UK/ˈpuːp/ US/ˈpup/ fairly common informal

noun

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slang terms for inside information

  • “is that the straight dope?”
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Origin

Uncertain, possibly from Middle English poupen (“to make a gulping sound while drinking, blow on a horn, toot”). Compare Dutch poepen (“to defecate”), German Low German pupen (“to fart; break wind”). Also representing poo pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end.

Phrases

  • beat the poop out of
  • does a bear poop in the woods
  • get one's poop together
  • hot poop
  • nuttier than squirrel poop
  • party pooper
  • piece of poop
  • poop bag
  • poop chute
  • poop deck
  • poop in one's pants
  • poop on

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